Carrier for potted plants



` 2 April 9, 1929. s. K. CARAS 1,708,75

CARRIER FOR P OTTED PLANTS 1 Filed Sept. 20, 192? 2 Sheets Sheetl xx xxINVENTOR.

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April 9, 1929. s. K. CARAS 1,708,752

CARRIER FOR POTTED PLANTS Filed Sept. 20, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

UNITE@ STTES PATENT OFFICE.

SAM E. CARAS, GF MISSGULA, MONTANA.

Application led September Vrlhis invention relates to certain new anduseiul improvements in carriers and has tor itsobject to facilitate thesalie and convenient handling and delivery ci potted plants, iiowers orother perishable articles that must be Aprotected. against exposureandsun changes or extremes of temperature. Y

@ther purposes,.advantages and characteristic features of the i ventionwill be more readily understood trom the following detailed descriptionFigure 1 is a. view in side elevation'ofra carrier constructed inaccordance with my invention. v

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

,Figure 3 is a longitudinaly sectional view taken along'the line 3 3 ofFigure 1.

Figure et is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing a modification. Y

Figure A6 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line6-6 ofFigure 5. i

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5 but showing a still furthermodification.

Figure S is a fragmentary sectional view showing a modification otone otthe details ot the invention, and,

kFigure 9 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a modified wallconstruction.

ln describing the finvention. in detail Vreference will lirst behad tothe form of invention illustrated in Figures 1 to l inclusive. Thecarrier or container shown in thesev figures is cylindrical in. shape toadapt itselt to the natural cylindrical form ot growing plants andconsist ot two se1ni- ,circular wire cloth casing sections 5 and 6carried by suitable trames. Each 'frame Vis lformed of strand Vwirefabricated to previde upper and lower semicircular end members 7.and 8'terminally connected by vertically extending side members 9, ltheterminals of the semicircular body members 8 ot cach frame being furtherconnected by a transverse member 10. VThe side meinbers ot theframe ofsection 5 are extended above the top ot the section and connected lby ahandle portion 11 while the upper ends'ot' the side members of thetraine of section 6 are connected by a cross member 12. Correspondingside members 9 oi the two sections are hinged togetheras at 13 while theremai side members of the A. 1 1 two secties adapted to and accompanyingY Giannina non rormnn PLANTS.

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secured in abutting engagement by the hook and eye tascening 14.

The entire inner surface ot the container afforded by the sections 5 and6 is lined with a suitable heat retaining and insulat- 1ng.member 15 otlany suitable character such as non-porous paper, felt or other liningsubstances capable or" making the coni tainer air-tight and conservingthe natural heat ot articles placed therein. At a suitable distanceabove the bottom ot the .container one ot the sections, in the presentinstant section 6, is provided with a cross bar 16 which is adaptedto'fengage over the upper edge of the article holder such asa flower orplant therein as indicated by dotted lines to hold the pot againsttilting movement within the container. Y

In the modification shown in Figures 5 and 6 4the container, whilesimilar in other respects to the container shown in Figure l, diliersfromithe latter in that one oi' the two half sections, such as section5', is so constructed as to present near its lower end acylindrical,pot-receiving portion 17, the

Vupper' end of which is reinforced by al split ring 1810i 'springe wire.This spring is adapted to embrace the'pot for holding the same securelyand has its terminal ends 19 flexed to spring inwardly against. the potfor confining the latter within the ring. The other halt section 6',which is hingedly connected to section 5 as seen at 20, is just longenough to extend from the top of the container to a point below theupper edge of the bottom'portion 17, thereby overlapping the saidvbottom portion as seen at 2l. By this construction, the pot is securelyand entirely supported in the bottom portion Yot one section and can beconveniently removed or replaced therein when the hingvedly mountedsection is in open position. It will be understood, ot course1 thatsuitable latch means is employed to tasten one section to the other.

In the form shown in Figure 7, the container consists of a cylindricalsection 5a which is closed at the top, bottom and sides. On one side,however, the container is cut away as indicated-at 22 to provide alongitudinally extending opening through which kaccess is had to theinterior oi the container' for placing potted plants, etc. therein. Theshell et thecontainer is lined and reinforced similarly tothe previouslydescribed con-` pot when the latter is placed vtainers andliingedlymountedlsection 6a is provided for' closing the opening, the upper andlower ends of the hinged section 6 over-V lapping the edges of thecutout as seenv at In Figure 6 is shown a modiliied foi-1n ofpot-holding means in which theupper edge of the'pot is grasped by two'or more hooks 24,.each hook being;l mounted at theupper endof ahelical'spring 25 Viia'stened Vat its lower terminalto the bottom. ofthe conf 'taineix VThe springsaretensioned to exert a V'downward p ullvinthehooks which are on oppositesi'd'es of. the ypot and thus hold theklatter-firmly and securely. The spring enthev hools'VV to' be easilyadjusted for dif- Y ferent sized pots. v

" The containers above described are .shown /as'being lined with 'ablanket oi suitable in` Vsi'ilatn'ig material., the same being used asva pad'dinglfor thecontainer. However, 'the `l lining' may alsobeyarranged as'` shownV in 'Figure 9, to1 fill the' interstices Voi thescreen v shell. For this piirpose, the lining material maybe ,ofCelluloid,- non-porous paper orv some similar `sudstane' with tliejmeshVof' the screenrembodied therein so as to present a filledrscreen shell.y A f The' container may' be constructed oi wire nettlng, sheet` metal,or even of wood Jfor conltinu'eus use but for purposes'of shipment,,when the containernn'ghtj not be returned, 1t

y' can be made from corrugatedkpaper or other material. The insulatingand heat retaining f or cold, thusffacilitatingl the handling by liningconservesy the naturalli'eat of the plant and protects lth'el plant fromliarmby frost is claimed is: e v .Y l. A container forpotted plantscompris-` ing-two semi-'circular wire cloth casings, a e reinforcingframe carried by each casing, (the vrsidemem'bers, oi the frame ci onecasing being extended above the top of the Aeection deliveryboys aboutthe city or point of distribution. f

Having thus described the invention, what 2. A container for pottedYplants `compris-VV ing a casing consisting of semicircular sec# tionslongitudinally"hinged together, a cyiindricel section carrie'dby the'lower edge of one oisaid semicircu'lar VSections and torin- Y ing aplant'receiving cup, meansitorsecuring said semicircular sectionstogether and a' rial lining the inner4V surface ofi the casing.

3. A container for potted plants comprising cylindrical end portionsrconnected by an integral' vlsemicylindrical portion, a secondsemicylindrical portion "having one" longitudinaledge hinged tofacorresponding edge ot Y the first mentioned. semicylindrical por# tionland' vmadei of'suiiicient length to overlap the opposingffree edges'oithe cylindrical portions to torina closurefor the casing.

In testimony 'whereof I,hereuntoY my signature.V ,Y 1 ,Y v, A

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